A Bout With Out

"Nothing About Us Without Us"



The video above was made by Sex Worker and Drug User Harm Reduction specialists, who are working for the health and safety of marginalized people, which in turn protects the public at large. Their message is simply stated: "Nothing About Us Without Us", meaning laws should not be enacted or enforced concerning anyone without that population's input, so their needs can best be met. Ignoring the voices of people you are purporting to help, is just forcing your agenda on them. Trusting and empowering them to make better choices is more effective than telling them what to do and how to live.

Ho Stage Zine #3

Open publication - Free publishing - More harm reduction

Issue #3 features
- Excerpt from a Bitch Magazine article about the damage done by "Anti-Trafficking" groups
- Letter to a UH Professor in reaction to a video of the misinformation presented by a local "anti-trafficking" figure to a college class
- Brief Overview of Movements for Sex Workers' Rights, including a WWII Strike by Honolulu's Brothel Workers
- List of Recommended Resources
- Q&A from a Panel Discussion about Sex Work and the Law
- Poetry Centerfold by Erik from the Park
- Advice on How to Act when dealing with Police
- Story about a Stripper Fight
- Words of Praise about members of North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC)
- NCHRC's Guide to Safer Crack Smoking
- Details about the 2012 Transgendered Census
- "Chewing the Zinery" story about experiences at the Girl Fest Zine Workshop over the years
- Instructions on "How to Use a Condom

Tracy Ryan on "Shaka Talk"

Shaka Talk is a half hour chat show on 'Olelo, Hawaii Community Access TV. Hostess Diar "D.R" Rhea, and various co-hosts, interviews (mostly) local artists and activists. Each episode airs every Thursday night for a month, at 11:59pm Hawaii Time, and is also streamed live at Olelo.org, as well as On Demand, or on Shaka Zine's youtube channel.

Episode #14 featured local activist, Tracy Ryan. She's an advocate for the transgender community, and is head of Arresting Prostitutes in Legal Exploitation, and Harm Reduction Hawaii. Tracy works to help create a better understanding of the lives of sex workers, and seeks more productive, non-punitive, solutions to the issues facing people in the sex trade.

To read Diar's extensive blog about the interview, click here>>> ShakaZine.com. To see Diar & co-hostess Edna Mc Man interview Tracy, just watch the clips below. (The show was cut into 3 parts for youtube).

 Shaka Talk - Tracy Ryan part 1 of 3



Shaka Talk - Tracy Ryan part 2 of 3



Shaka Talk - Tracy Ryan part 3 of 3

Ho Stage Zine #2

Open publication - Free publishing - More 2

Ho Stage Zine #2 finally came out (about 15 years after the first).
In this issue you'll find the following:
~ excerpts from §712-1200 the Hawaii State Law Against Prostitution. 
~ examples of Harm Reduction
~ Poetry by D.R.
~ an interview with Doug Upp
~ Doug Upp's letter to Honolulu Weekly
~ D.R.'s zine reviews
~ contact info for
Waikiki Health Center, Life Foundation, CHOW Project & APLE